an historical, theological, and practical handbook Davies, J. G. (John Gordon) 1919-1990 creator text bibliography enk London SCM Press 1984 monographic eng

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xiv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Part I: History -- The Universality of Religious Dance -- The Condemnation of Dance by the Church -- The Patristic Period -- The Centuries of Christendom -- From the Reformation to the End of the Eighteenth Century -- The Nineteenth Century and the Shakers -- The Twentieth Century -- Part II: Theology -- Dance and the Christian Understanding of Human Nature -- Greek Philosophy and the Body as Instrument -- The Biblical View -- Patristic Ideas -- Bodiliness and Spirituality -- The Nature of Dance -- Sexuality -- Sacramental Theology and Dance -- Defining a Sacrament -- Sacramental Action -- Eschatology -- The Sacramental Character of Dance -- The Meaning of Liturgical Dance for Christians -- Dance as an Appropriate Element in Worship -- Dance and its Interpretation with Worship -- The Interpretation of Dance within the Context of the Liturgy -- Part III: Practice -- Developing Movement within Worship -- Past and Current Practice -- Ways of Categorizing Movements -- The Sources of a Christian Movement Vocabulary -- A Christian Vocabulary of Bodily Parts, Postures and Movements -- Using the Vocabulary -- Preparing a Movement-Prayer -- A Practical Example: the Lord's Prayer -- The Next Steps -- Dance and Christian Education -- The Educational Values of Movement -- Dance as a Teaching Method -- Affective Religious Education through Dance -- Education in Worship -- Teachers and their Role -- The Dance Choir and Congregational Dancing for Both the Ablebodied and the Handicapped -- The Functions of a Dance Choir -- Setting up a Dance Choir -- The Dance Choir Programme -- Introducing Dance to a Congregation -- Does Everyone Have to Dance? -- Dances Suitable for Congregational Use: the Procession and the Circle -- Dancing the Eucharist -- Some Problems -- The Handicapped -- Dance and the Handicapped: General Considerations -- Dance and Particular Disabilities. J.G. Davies. Includes indexes. Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-258). Christian dance Dance Religious aspects Christianity Religious dance Danse religieuse moderne Danse Aspect religieux Christianisme Christian dance Dance Religious aspects Christianity Religious dance Liturgie Tanz Christendom Dans Eredienst Christian church Public worship Dancing GV1783.5 .D38 1984 246/.7 11.74 BS 1310 0334009057 9780334009054 84241930 DLC 841121 20210914073209.0 ocm12611789 eng